The politics of everyday life in Gĩkũyũ popular music of Kenya 1990-2000 /
While probing the politics of everyday in Gikuyu popular music, the main thrust of this book is to unpack the representation of daily struggles through music. Depending mainly on the lyrics of the songs, the study also combines both the textual and the contextual analysis of the music. Music here is...
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| Language: | English |
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Kenya :
Twaweza Communications,
2013.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- CHAPTER ONE -Introduction; Gikuyumusic in Kenya: A Historical Background; The Gikuyucommunity and their music; Popular music in Kenya; Music as text; Popular music as an aspect of popular culture; Notes; CHAPTER TWO
- The Politics of Everyday Life in Select Gikuyu Popular Music (1990-2000); Notes; CHAPTER THREE
- Praise and Protest: Music and ContestingPatriotisms in Postcolonial Kenya; Conclusion; Notes; CHAPTER FOUR
- Joseph Kamaru's Music: Cutting with Words, notSwords; Kamaru the musician.
- Kamaru's music during Kenyatta's years; The Moi era; The re-introduction of multi-party; Kamaru, the convert; Kamaru's audience; Conclusion; Notes; CHAPTER FIVE
- 'Touch What You Don't Have': Mugithi, One-ManGuitar and Urban Identities; Conclusion; Notes; CHAPTER SIX
- Mugithi Performance: Popular Music, Stereotypesand Ethnic Identity; Conclusion; Notes; CONCLUSION -Music and Society: The Consummate Marriage; POSTSCRIPT
- Jane Nyambura (Queen Jane)1965- 2010; BIBLIOGRAPHY.